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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Soon, Doctors in India to write prescriptions in capital letters

 
Fear of misinterpretation due to doctor's illegible handwriting may soon be a thing of the past as government is set to make it a norm for physicians to prescribe medicines "preferably" in capital letters.

The Union Health Ministry will come out with a gazette notification under the Indian MCI Regulations which will mandate doctors to prescribe medicines in capital letters in a "legible" manner and also mention the generic names of the drugs.

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